Published on 28 February 2022

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 28230/12 S.R.L. ALPINIA against the Republic of Moldova lodged on 17 April 2012 communicated on 10 February 2022

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns a civil law dispute between the applicant company and a third company concerning the right to exploit a sand quarry. The domestic courts upheld an allegedly time-barred action lodged by the third company contesting an administrative decision which gave right to the applicant company to use the disputed quarry. As a result of the outcome of those proceedings, the applicant eventually lost the right to use the quarry. The applicant complains that the proceedings were not fair under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and that, as a result, its rights under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 were also breached.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of its civil rights and obligations, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (see Grafescolo S.R.L. v. the Republic of Moldova , no. 36157/08, §§ 23-24, 22 July 2014)?

2. Has there been a breach of the applicant’s right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions, within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1?